AUDIT TRAIL

1. A record of both completed and attempted accesses and service. 2. Data in the form of a logical path linking a sequence of events, used to trace the transactions that have affected the contents of a record. 3. [In INFOSEC, a] chronological record of system activities to enable the reconstruction and examination of the sequence of events and/or changes in an event . Note: Audit trail may apply to information in an AIS, or to the transfer of COMSEC material . [ NIS ]